THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NEWS
O.YA
HURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2002
Mens and women's bowling teams to begin season this Saturday in Mid-state tourney
By Steve Vockrodt
sockrodt@kansan.com
Kansan sportstwitter
With its traveling roster finalized after several weeks of qualifying competition, the University of Kansas men's and women's bowling teams will compete in their first tournament of the fall season this weekend.
The 42nd Annual Mid-State Tournament in Springfield, Mo., will host several top teams from the Midwest. Joining KU will be other bowling powerhouses such as Wichita State, Nebraska and Central Missouri State.
"We hope to do well," coach Michael Fine said. "This will be a very strong field."
Jason Reese, Olathe graduate student, and Jason Elliot,
Ellsworth senior and University Daily Kansan designer, will lead an experienced men's team into the tournament. The men's team returns eight of its top-nine bowlers from last year's national championship qualifying team. Fine said he expected the men's team to improve upon last year's 10th-place finish at the tournament.
The women's team includes Annetta Manthei, White Lake, Minn. sophomore, and Kelly Zapf, Rochester, N.Y., freshman, and expects to perform as well as or better than last year's thirdplace finish at the same tournament.
The tournament format features seven matches for the teams on Saturday and six more on Sunday. Scoring is contingent upon the number of pins knocked over during the thirteen-match span. This tournament is among five competitions the team will attend this fall.
"The folks at Royal Crest bent over backwards to give us a home, but we are real excited to have the Jaybowl back and are pleased with the renovations.."
Michael Fine Bowling coach
Each competition earns the team power points based on a computer-scoring system to qualify the team for postseason tournaments taking place in the spring season.
KU returned to the Jaybowl this season after a year of practicing at Royal Crest Lanes at West Ninth and Iowa streets because of the Kansas Union renovations. The improved Jaybowl should serve as an advantage for the team this season. Fine said. The teams will once again have a place to meet on campus that has become a better facility.
"The folks at Royal Crest bent over backwards to give us a home, but we are real excited to have the Jaybowl back and are pleased with the renovations," Fine said.
The Brunswick Great Lakes Classic will follow this weekend's tournament Nov. 9 and 10 in Chicago.
- Edited by Amy Schmitz
Lindsey Gold/KANSAN
KU Bowling team captain Jesse James Lawrence senior practices his game yesterday at Jaybowl.
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seewanted to get a chance to prove himself. He said all three walk-on hopefuls were nervous and that practices were very intense with high expectations.
Woodman, who transferred from Washburn University and wouldn't be eligible to play this season because of NCAA rules, said Neil Dougherty, former Kansas assistant coach, had contacted his high school coach about Woodman possibly walking on to the Jayhawks when he was a senior. Woodman said definite plans were never made and he ended up playing for three years at Washburn.
Alexander said he put basketball on the back burner because he wanted to attend a larger school than the ones that made him offers.
"It it kind of occurred to me last year that there were going to be some walk-ons leaving and maybe some size leaving," Alexander said. "It was kind of my last opportunity to ever play basketball again. I figured I'd give it a shot and it's worked out pretty well so far."
As Kansas natives, Alexander
and Woodman had childhood dreams of playing basketball for Kansas.
"I think it's every kid's dream to put on some KU gear and be a Jayhawk," Woodman said. "And we're getting a shot at it and that's all you can really ask for."
"All I've tried to do is get in there when I get my chances, go as hard as I can, do my best, run as hard as I can," he said. "That's all I've tried to do and that's what I'm going to keep trying to do until they tell me I can't come anymore."
Woodman agreed with the feeling.
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in a building on campus. If the spacing were entered into an old computer punch card, it would read "Beat KU." This legend may suggest the intensity of the rivalry.
The University of Kansas Marching Band will not play at Missouri. The Marching Jayhawks have not played there for several years because of an incident involving Jack Daniels bottles being thrown at the band.
Band member Anne Tempel, Seneca junior, said the band would go to Nebraska and Kansas State, but not to Missouri.
Ermanis said she had heard some Missouri students went so far as to steal a Kansas Band uniform and display it on campus.
Ryan Morrissley, Lawrence junior, said half the fun of playing Missouri came from the bitter rivalry.
"I remember several years back we showed up in Columbia wearing head-to-toe KU stuff," Morrissey said. "We sat right in front of the Antlers and did everything we could to make their blood hotter."
Morrisey also said the Tiger fan group got revenge. Morrissey and his friends were pelted with ice and hot dog bits. They were also assaulted with plenty of verbal abuse from the rabid Tiger faithful.
The Missouri University Police Department does not bulk up security when the Jayhawks come to town. Lt. Brian Weimer said there is no reason to do so. All of MUPD's officers work at every Missouri home game to ensure the safety of all the fans.
"In our culture now, security has already been heightened," Weimar said. "Most problems are because of alcohol or fights and there is nothing to show that those increase when KU is in town."
The game will start at 1:07 p.m. on Saturday at Missouri's Faurot Field.
Edited by Sarah Hill
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